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SHANGHAI FOREIGN.

SETTLEMENT.

JUSTICE FEETHAM'S REPORT NOW READY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

NANKING, April 23, . The long-experted report of Mr. Justice Feetham is now ready, the first volume of which, consisting of nearly 300 pages, embodies a his torical and descriptive survey of the general position relative to the government of the Foreign Settle- ment, also the various aspects of Shanghai's position as a business centre and the factors to which that position is duc.

The second volume, which will be. ready three weeks later, deals directly with the main political questions affecting the Settlement and proposals and suggestions for its futuro constitution.

The public are manifesting lively anticipations regarding the precise nature of the coming recommenda- tions, and there is distinct uneasi "nese on the Stock Exchange and in other business eireles leat there is a possible tendency to move too fast in the direction of discarding safe- guards and guarantees.

REDS RAIDED IN HEILUNGKIANG.

RELATIONS WITH THIRD INTERNATIONALE.

(Woh Te Yat Pond

NANKING, April £3. A number of Red dens were raided by the local authorities at Taitsihar, Heilungkiang, yesterday, As a result large quantities of

"Red" literature were seized re-

vealing relations between the Third Internationale and the Chinese Communists in Manchuria,

ALL-CHINA AVIATION

CONFERENCE.

THREE RESOLUTIONS

ADOPTED.

Chun Fan Fat Pao.)

NANKING, April 23. The All-China Aviation Confer ence, which is now in session at Nanking, adopted the following re- solutions yesterday afternoon:-

(1) The unification of civil avia tion administration throughout the whole country.

(2) Arrangements to be made. for working out a national air defence scheme in the north-west- ern provinces.

(3) Greater efforts to be made for securing the co-operation of the people in developing the civil aviation service.

SINO-SOVIET CONFERENCE.

EXTRALITY IN CHINA.

ANGLO-CHINESE

AGREEMENT REPORT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

Losnos, April 23. ́. The Foreign Offier, is ignorant of the reports from China with regard to the imminent agreement between Sir Miles Lampson and Dr. C. Wang in regard to extrality.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1931.

TOKYO WORKERS GENSAN MARU AT NEW SOUTH WALES REPUBLIC OF SPAIN FRANCO - ITALIAN SAVINGS BANK. HUNGER STRIKING.

DEMAND

KURILES.

REINSTATEMENT ALL ON BOARD REPORTED | ABSORPTION BY COMMON-

OF DISCHARGED COMRADE,

[TNOVO REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, April 23.

SAFE,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY!]

Tokyo, April 23.

The stenier Gensan Maru rived at Paramushiro, in the Kariles, yesterday.

Since Tuesday 200 workers in the Japan Dyeing and Weaving Co. have been on a hunger strike de- T.manding the reinstatement of one

All on board are sale. A Tokyo' telegram of April 17 of their discharged comrades.

The strikers have looked them- atated that the steamer Gensan selves in a godown, neither, work- Maru, chartered by the Soviet DK por eating, although the man-Government, carrying 412 Russians agement and sympathisers have and 140 Japanese fishermen from Hakodate to Kamchatka, had wire- takon food to them.

lessed stating that the vessel had been caught in an ice floe since the 14th inet, and was unable to ex tricate herself."

All that is known here is that the discussions are proceeding. Opportunity for House of Commons

Debate.

LONDON, April 22. Replying to questions in the House of Commons, Mr. Arthur Henderson Baid that the only negotiations now proceeding with the Chinese Government concerned extrality.

If, as he hoped, the negotiations proted successful, they would re- salt in`a trenty, and, in accordance with the usual practice, there would be an opportunity to debate it in the House of Commons before rati. fication.

seni.

Future of Shanghai,

Two hundred women working in the same factory have started a go slow" strike, in sympathy.

ELECTORAL REFORM BILL.

EQUALISING CONDITIONS FOR RICH AND FOON.

[DAITIBO WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, April 22,

The Commons to-day resumed consideration of the Electoral Re-' form Bill, wich had not been before the House since the defeat of the Government before the recess on

Mr. Wardlaw Milne, asked whe- ther the question of the future of Shanghai was included in the negotiations, and Mr. Henderson the clause abolishing University replied that he had had that point representation, and debated the in his mind, but was not in a posi-clause prohibiting the use of mo tor-cars on polling day except those tion to make any statement at pre-placed at the disposal of the Re-

turning, Officers "Secret Diplomacy."

Opposition Speakers declared the Mr. Wardlaw Milne urged that provision unworkable, the House was entitled to information, "before any negotin | tions are conducted with a Govern- ment which is quite incapable of looking after its own nationals, far lens the British."

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Mr. Henderson replied, "That is another matter."

A Labour member asked, "Is not this secret diplomney again 1

Mr. Henderson asked for dug, frey Locker Lampson as to whether notice of a question by Mr. Goď the negotiations were being carried on on the basis of the report issued by the Extra-Territorin] Mission a few years ago Sino-Norwegian Agreement Signed.

NANKING, April 23, It is understood that the Sino. Norwegian Extrality Agreement was signed at 3.30 to-day by Dr. C. T. Wang and the Norwegian

Minister. M. Aubert,

Sino-Dutch Agreement.

The Sino-Dutch Extrality. Apree ment is to be signed this evening by Dr. C. T. Wang and Sir W. J. Oudendijk.

The details have not yet been made public.

HONG KONG'S CORPSE BESTREWN STREETS!

COLONY AGAIN IN HOUSE

OF COMMONS,

CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY again given attention in the House

PROBLEM.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]

SHANGHAI, April 23. Good progress marked the fourth meeting of the Moscow Conference on Thursday, when Moh Teh Hui continued to discuss with the Rus-

sian delegates the purchasing by

the Nationalist Government of the Chinese Eastern Railway.

The Russian delegates suggest that the preliminary negotiations should, frst be confined to the price which the Chinese Government is willing to pay to

cover expenses incurred in connection with the construction of this railway before proceeding with the legal procedure governing the restoration of the. line to Chinese administration,

The Nanking Government Ins appointed two experts on Sino- Russian problems to proceed to Moscow to assist Mob Teh Hui,

The question of purchasing the railway will be considered by a committee of Chinese delegates who will centre their attention on the settlement of the CER. dis- pute, while the question of restora tion of Fino-Russian political rela tions will be studied by another committee of delegates.

[THEORGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Loxpos, April 22, The finding of corpses of children in the streets of Hong Kong was

of Commons when Mr. Graham White asked whether, "Seeing that some official information is avail alle with regard to 1,724 out of 1,891 corpses of children, aged three and under, picked up in Hong call for a report on the remaining Kong in 1920," Dr. Shiels would 127 corpses, and whether in uy

case death was due 10 viclence.

Dr. Shiols replied that out of

the 127 hodies, 98 were children of over three years, and 20 were in-

fants of unknown. sex.

Though the vessel's position was Immedinte danger, and provisions precarious, there was apparently no were reported to be plentiful.

KAILAN MINING ADMINIS- TRATION.

PROTECTION OF BRITISH INTERESTS,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, April 22. In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Samuel asked what steps Mr. Henderson was taking to see that British interests in the Chinese In reply, the Home Secretary, Kailan Mining Company were fairly Mr. J. R. Clynes, while not claim-treated in relation to transport ing perfect draftmanship for the facilities over the Peiping-Mukden clause, said the Government's ob- Railway. ject was to equalise conditions for poor and rich candidates.

AGRICULTURAL LAND UTILISATION BILL...

REJECTED BY LARGE MAJORITY IN LORDS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, April 22. The House of Lorda tonight re jected, by largo. majorities, the twe first einuses in the Government's Agricultural Land Utilisation Bill, which provided for the establish ment of large scale farming and de-

monstration farms. .

MEERUT COMMUNIST CONSPIRACY CASE.

BAIL GRANTED TO TWO ACCUSED,

[THROUGH REUTEN'S ACEKOY,}

ALLAHABAD, April 23.

Mr. Henderson replied that Sir Miles Lampson was in close touch with the Kailan management. Re- presentations had been made to the Chinese authorities, and he would continue to do his utmost to anxiet.

DISORDERS IN SAMOA,

WEALTH SAVINGS BANK.

[THNONOR BEDTER'S AGENCY.]'

SYDNEY, April 2 The New South Wales Cabinet has decided to introduce and pan through all its stages on April 20 a Bill giving effect to proposals for the absorption of the New South Wales State Savings Bank by the Commonwealth Savings Bank,

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LATER The Board of the Commonwealth

the New South Wales Bank has made to Bank, assist Ance to Savings Bank conditional on the Wales Government New South agreeing to adopt a certain course of action drawn up by the Board.

Messrs. Latham and Lyons have approved of the Commonwealth confidence in the banks throughout Bank's action, as likely to restore

Australia.

Bill to Regulate Rates of Interest.

CANBERRA, April 22. The House of Representatives passed the second reading to-day of the Government's Bill regulating bank rates of interest, though the actual figure has not been fixed,

Mr. J. Scullin, the Premier, de clared that the control of money rates could not be left to private institutions,

The Bill is intended to prevent the banks acting independently of the Government. The interest re- of the presented 25 per cent. national income. It was an in- tolerable burden.

EARL OF ATHLONE.

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Rugay, April 22, The Earl of Athlone, the former Governor-General of South Africa, and Princess Alice, will arrive in London on May 9 and will stay at Kensington Palace.

SITUATION.

PUNISHMENT OF KING ALFONSO UNLIKELY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]

NAVAL AGREEMENT.

FRESH PROPOSALS BY FRENCH GOVERNMENT.

[DRITIO WIRELESS SERVICE.] ⠀

Rudny, April 22. The French Ambasador to-day handed to the British Government

PARIS, April 2 In an interview with the Andrid correspondent of Excelsior, Premteria

Zamora said it is unlikely that Spain will take steps to try King Alfonso for his alleged misdeeds, and that the question will be left to the Constituent Assembly.

Export of Capital Ceasing.

MADRID, April 23. The Finance Minister declares that the measures against the ex- port of capital have proved nost. successful.,

copy of the latest proposals.cf the French Government regarding the Naval Agroczont.

These are now being studied. A copy has also been handed to the Italian Government.

AMERICAN GANGSTER

BAILED.

ASSAULT ON HIVAL BOOTLEGGER,

He instances shut 22 people who establishment have now decided to and withdrawn money from a single [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)

restore it.

Similar reports have been receiv- ed from the provinces...

Gambling to be Suppressed. The Minister of the Interior an- nounces that the Government in tends to

suppress gambling in Spain, even the casinos

Royal Palaces.

The Royal Palaces at Seville and Barcelona have been handed over to the respective municipalities.

The War Minister has announced that all officers will be given four days in which to take the onth of fidelity to the Republic.

Spanish Warsalp Crews Mutiny. MADRID, April 29. Rumours of impending trouble in the Fleet at Cartagena culminated in a mutiny of the crews of the warship Cervantes and two destroy ers in Cadiz Harbour.

Details are lacking, but it is understood that the mutinters were overpowered and taken into custody ashore,

It is believed that the mutiny was inspired by Communists,

LATER. The reports of a naval mutiny Cadiz are apparently exagger-

CATSKILLS, April 22

The notorioue Chicago gangster, Jack Diamond, has been bailed out in the sum of $25,000, on a charge of assaulting a lorry driver named Parks, who is alleged to be in the employment of a rival KADE of

bootleggers.

FRANCE EXPORTS GOLD TO U.S.

MOVEMENT OF SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN BERTICE]

NEW YORK, April 22. The first movement of gold from France to the United States fo the shipment of 83,500,000 in the four years was made yesterday with

liner Paris.

Simultaneously it was announced that two further shipments total- Jing 813,000,000 had been arranged.

The shipments are the resuls of the recent decrease in transport costs from Havre to Now York.

TRADING FIRM CONVICTED GIRL GUIDES' ASSOCIATION.ated. It now appears that on the M.P. AND THEIR COFFEE.

AND FINED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

APIA (Samoa), April 22. As a sequel, to the disorders in Samoa in 1027, the Nelson Com- pany, Limited, a large trading or ganisation in Samoa, has been con. victed on 29 charges under the

and fined £200 on each charge.

ÁSTONISHING GROWTH OF

MOVEMENT.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

arrival of the squadron at Cadiz the sailors went" nshore -and in- dulged in noisy Republican demon- strations and tore down the Royal emblems from a number of build- ings.

British Empire's Recognition, Ruany, April 22.

LONDON, April 22, Princess Mary, Countess Hare- A) the Governments of the

wood, at the annual meeting of the

"YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT."

M.P.s gave their coffee beans " on March 18,

"Disgusting stuff," said Mr. Ernest Brown (L., Leith), in the House of Commons to Mr. J. Comp ton, who, as chairman of the Kit

served in the refreshment rooms. soveral complaints about the coffee

Mr. Compton said the coffee was.. a blend of Empire produce.

Girl Guides Association at Im-Dominions have fully concurred in Seditious Organisations. Ordinance, perial Headquarters, announeed the decision officially to recognise chen Committee, was the target of

the new Government in Spain, an nounced Mr. Henderson to-day in the House of Commons...

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AUSTRALIAN AIR MAIL ROUTE.

USED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

For the first time since the begin. WHY FLYING BOATS ARE NOT ning of the Meerut Communist con- spiracy case in June, 1020, involving three Europeaps and 28 Indians. the Court to-day granted bail to two of the nteused, Nimbkar and H. L. Hutchinson, conditionally upon their abstaining from political activities pending the proceedings.

JACK THE RIPPER"

ASSASSIN.

NINE TIMES SENTENCED TO

DEATH.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AUENCY.}

Dusseldorf, April 22. Peter Kuerten, the self-confessed "Jack the Ripper" murderer, has been sentenced to death nine times; also to 15 years' imprisonment, for attempted murder'; deprivation of In reply to an enquiry by Lord civil rights for life and perpetual Passfield, the Governor had stated police supervision. that in no case was it found that

It is not certain whether Kuer- death was due to violence. The ten will be guillotined or the death deaths of 531 children were appar-sentences commuted, ently due to small-pox!

The decision rests with the Prus sian Government.

LEEWARD-WINDWARD

ISLANDS' FINANCES.

· DEPRESSION IN SUGAR INDUSTRY.

(BRITISH WIRELESS,) 8ERVICE]

PROFESSIONAL BIGAMIST.

"WIFE IN EVERY PORT " TRADITION OUTDONE.

Sentencing Edward Charles Gar- dener, of Holloway, N., to 16 months' imprisonment in the second division at the Old Bailey the Re- corder, Sir Enrest Wild, K.C.,

said:-

LONDON, April 92. Replying to a question by Comdr. Kenworthy in the House of Com- mons, as to why flying boats were not used on the Singapore-Port Darwin section of the Australian air mail route, Mr. Montague said that land 'planes were being und because the route through the Duten Indies was organised for land 'planes only.

that there were now 500,000 Guides in the British Isles, an increase in a year of 40,000.

HONDURAS REBELS KILLED.

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SKIRMISH BETWEEN INSUR GENTS AND TROOPS,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

New Yong, April 22. A message from Tegucigalpa atates that 20 rebola were killed in a skirmish between robėls and Government forces on the north coast of Honduras

The Government casualties were slight.

HONOUR SATISFIED.

"GENTLEMEN'S ENDING" OF CLUB LAWSUIT.

He pointed out that 'a. Dutch company was already operating 1 route with land planes. The es- tablishment of a regular service was still being discussed, but tho use of flying boats would neces- There was an amicable ending at sitate a reorganisation involving Sussex Assires of the nation aris- an additional expenditure, insteading out of a seone in a Brighton of taking advantage of facilitics club.. already existing.

Comdr. Kenworthy painted wut that flying boats were used on the Mediterranean portion of the route, and Mr. Montague reiterated that the organisation was lacking, but added that the matter would be re- considered when the question of a regular servico arose.

BRITAIN-ROME FLIGHT.

CAPTAIN HAWKS HAS A FORCED LANDING,

(DRITISH, WIRELESS GERVICE)

Ruay, April 22 Captain Frank Hawks, who net oat from Heston Aerodrome car's today to fly to Rome and back in one day, made a forced landing 150 kilometres south of Paris to-night

He was not injured and will com- plete the fight to-morrow.

He reached Rome about noon, having travelled at an

Average speed of 174 miles an hour.

King Alfonso Busy. [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, April 29. King Alfonso, who spent the day in London shopping and paying personal calls, is expected to visit Prinecza Beatrice at Torquay this week.

Recognised by United States of America, (REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]

WASHINGTON, April 29, The United States has officially recognised the Spanish Republic,

Colonel Heary Vincent Bailey, 16% FREE secretary of the New Club, was sued by Mr. Davenant Fuller, Marino- parade, for damages for assault. The colonel denied any assault and claimed damages for slander.

The matter arose out of an allo- gation that Mr.-Fuller had suggest that some guests whom, Colonel. Bailey entertained would not he paid for.

Colonel Bailey admitted that ho said to Mr. Fuller: "This thing is going to be settled. You are either going to write a withdrawal of the charge or I am going to give you a good hiding."

The judge suggested that to avond bitterness and unhappy memories, the partios, like English gentlemen, should adjust the matter between themselves. As a result there was

short adjournment, and a settle ment.

Counsel said that Mr. Fuller denied having made use

of any words which conveyed the meaning of an accusation against Coloncl Bailey. From the first ho had Colonel Bailey as a man of honour denied it. He always had rogarded and still so regarded him.

Rony, April 22. The Secretary of State for the Colonies has, with the concurrence of the Treasury, appointed Sir Sydney Armitage-Smith to underTalk about a sailor having of take a Mission to the Leeward Is wife in every port! You seem to lands and to Saint Lucis, in the think you can have a wife in every Windward Islands, as Financisl place you choose to live. All the Advisor, YANCTSZE SENIOR NAVAL He will submit a report on the time you were going about marry- ing at will you were preaching at revenue and expenditure and eg OFFICER.

amine the possibility of improving street corners, although I don't let You have the financial possition of the that weigh with me. REAR-ADMIRAL ROSE

Colonies in question, the difficulties become a professional bigamist."

It was stated that in 1915 Gar- APPOINTED, ·

of which are due mainly, to the rio

For Colonel Bailey, it was said; pression in the sugar industry and dener, who was then a widower,

"His honour has been cleared. With THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, 1

tho hurricane in Dominca last Sun was legally married in Manchester.

Ha loft his wife nine months later,

regard to tim incident of July 1 One of the Iris flying boatshe wished to say he was suffering LONDON, April-22. He will also, with the Chlef Jus- and in June, 1025, married " Mra. Rear-Admiral: F. Rose has been tieg of the Leeward Islands, form Florence Parleit at Canonbury, N.which lefy Britain on March 24 an under-a-sense-of-wrong lo.docr not attempt to justify what he did appointed Senior Naval Officer." a Commission about to be appoint. After a few months he left her, and a flight to Egypt and back returned

to Plymouth to-day,

on that day, and tenders his apolo- the Yangters, in succession to Reared to enquire into the recent dis in December, 1925, he married"

The second boat is still at St.gies to Afr. Fuller for what took Admiral C. E. Molean, to date turbances in the Carib Resorve in at Islington, N., Mrs, Mes Brown,

A divorced woman.

Nazaire, Dominca.

place."

· from August 28.

Flight to Egypt,

OF

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TAX

"It is dear and not good. Geb the best irrespective of where it is grown," suggested Mr. Leif Jones, (L. Camborne), amid cries of "shame" from the Tory benches.

Lady Astor (C., Sutton): Is there a single one of the Kitchen Com- mittee who understands how to make coffee. (Roars of laughter.)

Mr. Compton maintained that the House staff was as competent se any other.

Ho said he could not enter- tain a proposal to abolish the tip ping system in the refreshment rooms and pay the tipless waiters £260 a year.

Several members had complained that they kept, away from the re freshment rooms because they could· not afford the tips.

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